Germantown bid on the 178-acre Germantown Country Club, but the city declined Wednesday to specify the amount. 

The City Council stuck with a compromise 4% pay raise for police and firefighters and kept the city property tax rate at $3.19, but also extended a controversial cover charge for Beale Street on summer weekends. 

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization has no case to preserve two Memphis parks and the Confederate monuments removed from them in 2017.

Kortland and Kameron Whalum are set to join their uncle, jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum, to perform at Crosstown Theater. The three men from a Memphis family with rich musical roots all moved home just in time to work together using music as outreach in the city.

The construction timeline for a controversial cell tower is uncertain since officials withdrew the item from Tuesday night's Planning Commission agenda.

House Speaker Glen Casada released a letter saying he will step down on Aug. 2 and asked the governor to call a special session, as Democrats and some Republicans urged him to resign immediately on Tuesday.

Developer Yehuda Netanel gave Lakeland officials and the media an update on the 165-acre, $400 million mixed-use Lake District project that officially began Phase 1 grading work Tuesday.

Liberty Bowl renews sponsorship agreement with AutoZone and will continue SEC and Big 12 affiliations.

Arlington approved a master development plan to construct new homes in the Wilson Lake area, one of the last infill parcels in the heart of Arlington.

Orion CEO Daniel Weickenand announced Tuesday the federal credit union is moving its corporate headquarters to the former Wonder Bread bakery building. 

Running back Kalyn Grandberry's junior college route is preparing him for an eventual return to Memphis. 

Townhouses and a Goodwill retail store/donation center for Midtown are among the requests that the Land Use Control Board will consider in July.

ASD chief Sharon Griffin wants to play a bigger role in the day-to-day operations of charter schools than past leaders have. She wants charter and school leaders to improve test scores, to bolster teacher recruitment and training. But school leaders say they were promised autonomy to run their charter schools as they see fit.

Homebuilders can't keep up with demand in Arlington for now, helping to send average prices and buyer interest in available homes higher. 

With two funding options for a new Lakeland high school approved earlier this week, city officials are now waiting to see if a petition will be pulled against the 40-year USDA loan option proposed by Mayor Mike Cunningham.

Local nonprofits filling community needs with help from the First Horizon Foundation, which recently released its first annual report. 

The Memphis Italian Festival, now in its 30th year, attracts some 30,000 folks who turn out for food, music, games, cooking demos and fancy powder rooms. The event at Marquette Park in East Memphis comes to a close Saturday night.

Memphis native John Gary Williams, who recorded for Stax as a part of The Mad Lads and as a solo artist, was found dead in his home. The 73-year-old's soul music legacy stands at the intersection of the Black Power movement and the Vietnam War.

Two restaurants will open soon on Brookhaven Circle, and David Krog's new venture, Dory, is scheduled for the fall.

James E. Ivy, the first African-American to lead the Memphis Police Department, died May 31 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett after a long illness. 

Roy Nixon, the first person to serve as Shelby County Mayor, died Sunday after a short illness at the age of 85.

The newest upticks are expected to affect about 3,500 teachers in 62 mostly small or rural school systems now meeting the state’s lowest salary threshold.

Collierville police were called to the home of David Hoal on Sunday night, about 12 hours before he was shot to death in a confrontation with the suburb's officers

Mike Norvell and the Memphis Tigers agree to a two-for-one series against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Facebook launched a new commercial during the NBA Finals featuring regular people singing "Walking in Memphis." The overwhelming response said a lot about the way we feel about our town.